Federal officials sent former Tennessee Senator John Ford an emphatic message yesterday, and they postmarked it Anthony, Texas.That’s where one of the state’s former power brokers will serve his five and half year term for...
Read MoreI had a heretical thought last night.After work, I drove to Nashville to attend a Dylan concert at the Ryman. Over the 41 years that I’ve been attending these regular rituals of aging, I’ve learned the one constant is there is...
Read MoreHow much more confirmation do we need that Memphis is poor and undereducated?Now, what to do about it?1) Aggressive availability of birth control – not abstinence lessons which don’t work. Focus on women, not men....
Read MoreOur question of the week (asked last Thursday but still open for your comment), is:Knowing that small advantages can become huge economic advantage, what should Memphis be keying on?Several answers so far focus on creativity. In...
Read MoreIt could be called the Memphis Surcharge.It’s the extra taxes Memphians pay as a result of the disproportionate percentage of children who live here.It’s largely the reason that the tax rate in Memphis and Shelby County is so...
Read MoreOur topic this week is urban innovation but on two very different subjects. In his forthcoming book, Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America’s Cultural Life, Steven Tepper calls on urban and arts leaders to...
Read MoreIt’s been awhile since we’ve had a “question of the week,” and since it’s been awhile, we apologize for giving this exercise such an inaccurate name. Nevertheless, we have enjoyed the conversations and insights that have come...
Read MoreWe were reminded last night while we so rarely watch local TV news.The three leading newscasts in Memphis reported on the City Council endorsements and fundraising by longtime Democratic activist Karl Schledwitz as if it was...
Read MoreThe continuing schoolyard bickering between the Shelby County Board of Commissioners and Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Curtis Person would make for a mildly interesting sitcom except for the fact that tens of thousands of...
Read MoreWe’ve made no secret of the fact that we are big fans of Christopher Reyes and Sarah Fleming at Live From Memphis, and how they have been our city’s outpost in the digital world, largely unappreciated but...
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by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →